12/09/2015
blunders examples to be more clear?
Examples?
• Braniff International translated a slogan touting its finely upholstered seats "Fly in Leather" into Spanish as "Fly Naked."
• Clairol launched a curling iron called "Mist Stick" in Germany even though "mist" is German slang for manure.
• Coca-Cola's brand name, when first marketed in China, was sometimes translated as "Bite The Wax Tadpole."
• Colgate launched toothpaste in France named "Cue" without realizing that it's also the name of a French pornographic magazine.
• Coors translated its slogan, "Turn It Loose," into Spanish, where it is a colloquial term for having diarrhea.
• Electrolux at one time marketed its vacuum cleaners in the U.S. with the tag line: "Nothing sucks like an Electrolux."
• Ge**er marketed baby food in Africa with a cute baby on the label without knowing that, in Ethiopia, for example, products usually have pictures on the label of what's inside since many consumers can't read.
• Ikea products were marketed in Thailand with Swedish names that in the Thai language mean "s*x" and "getting to third base."
• KFC made Chinese consumers a bit apprehensive when "finger licking good" was translated as "eat your fingers off."
• Mercedes-Benz entered the Chinese market under the brand name "Bensi," which means "rush to die."
• Nike had to recall thousands of products when a decoration intended to resemble fire on the back of the shoes resembled the Arabic word for Allah.
• Panasonic launched a Web-ready PC with a Woody Woodpecker theme using the slogan "Touch Woody: The Internet Pe**er."
• Parker Pen, when expanding into Mexico, mistranslated "It won't leak in your pocket and embarrass you" into "It won't leak in your pocket and make you pregnant."
• Pepsi's slogan "Pepsi Brings You Back to Life" was debuted in China as "Pepsi Brings You Back from the Grave."
• Puffs marketed its tissues under that brand name in Germany even though "puff" is German slang for a brothel.
• The American Dairy Association replicated its "Got Milk?" campaign in Spanish-speaking countries where it was translated into "Are You Lactating?"
• Vicks introduced its cough drops into the German market without realizing making "Vicks" slang for s*xual in*******se.